In 2020 there was an uptick in Emmy nominees from historically marginalized communities compared with 2019 — mainly with Black actors and performers. In fact, Emmy nominations for Black performers set a record this year and, in turn, there was a record number of trophies given to Black performers. And when it comes to…
EXCLUSIVE: WME has announced that Noel Tedla Mesfin has joined the agency as an Agent in Production. He will be based out of the New York office.
Prior to his new position at WME, Mesfin worked on the Sundance 2019 selection As Told To G/D Thyself which is directed by the Ummah Chroma, an international artist’s…
EXCLUSIVE: The 24th Annual Urbanworld Film Festival, which takes place on September 23-27, has unveiled their full virtual lineup of over 100 official selections panels and conversations which will be available online. The fest has also added a spotlight conversation around Amazon Studios docu All In: The Fight for Dem…
After unveiling their first wave of programming last week, New York Comic Con and MCM Comic Con’s Metaverse have even more panels and entertainment to feed your fandom. The all-digital confab is set to take place October 8-11 via the New York Comic Con YouTube channel.
This year’s edition will include everything the…
The semifinals of America’s Got Talent and a special edition of Big Brother topped ABC’s telecast of the Donald Trump town hall special The President and the People: A 20/20 Special Event on Tuesday night. The NBC reality talent competition held steady, delivering a 0.7 in the adults 18-49 demographic and 5.71 million…
The first trailer for Lauren Fash’s thriller Through the Glass Darkly has dropped ahead of its premiere at San Francisco’s LGBTQ Frameline Film Festival on September 19.
Written and directed by Fash and set in Elrod, George, the film follows Charlie (Robyn Lively) and her wife, Angela (Bethany Anne Lind) who have…
Sunday night’s L.A. Rams-Dallas Cowboys football game played host to the first trailer for Aaron Sorkin’s forthcoming political drama The Trial of the Chicago 7. The film, which is based on the true story of the historic clash between peaceful protestors and authorities during the 1968 Democratic National Convention…
